It’s been a remarkable year so far for Jeremy Pope. The 26-year-old actor made his resounding Broadway debut to kick off 2019 with the Jan. 8 opening of Choir Boy, written by Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight). But there was no time for Pope to take in the life-changing energy and rave reviews. (EW’s Nick Romano,…
Science fiction literature lost one of its leading lights this week. Gene Wolfe, the author of such acclaimed books as The Fifth Head of Cerberus and The Book of the New Sun, died Sunday at age 87, “after his long battle with heart disease,” according to his publisher, Tor Books. Since none of his books…
Two hip-hop legends are coming together. Mary J. Blige and Nas announced a co-headlining tour for this summer, set to kick off July 11 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The tour will run through September and feature stops in 22 cities, including Atlanta, Detroit, St. Louis, and San Francisco. Blige will also play solo shows…
With theories about time travel littering the Marvel Reddit boards, it’s appropriate that the latest teaser for Avengers: Endgame takes us back to the very beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to see how it all formed. With Endgame, a story that plays out across 22 films beginning with the first Iron Man, comes to an…
Paul Simon got some unexpected help when he made a triumphant return to late night on Monday. The singer performed “That Was Your Mother” on The Late Show, and was joined by host Stephen Colbert himself. Colbert introduced Simon as “one of my favorite artists,” with an instrument slung over his own shoulder. Simon was…
As movies of the 1960s go, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ranks as one of the most iconic, responsible for establishing the immortal onscreen pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford. One of the qualities that make it a classic is the unique score, composed by Burt Bacharach with inimitable 1960s pop flair, in…
Billie Eilish may be the biggest celebrity Belieber — and she finally got to meet Justin Bieber! Eilish’s Coachella weekend was full of memorable highlights, not only because she performed on Saturday, but also because she crossed paths with some of her favorite pop stars — most notably Bieber after he commented on her Instagram…
It’s Always Sunny in Westeros Valley. Sunday’s Game of Thrones season 8 premiere featured numerous reunions, one romantic dragon ride, zero elephants, and, as it turns out, two blink-and-you-miss-it cameos. During Theon’s rescue of Yara, he and his crew took out a few of Euron’s men, including two played by It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s…
Game of Thrones returned Sunday night with “Winterfell,” the final season premiere for HBO’s hit fantasy series. James Hibberd, our man in Westeros, has already covered the episode with an in-depth recap and interviews with Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and writer Dave Hill. And now it’s time to journey back into the wild…
Stephen King just loves dead things coming back to life. The Pet Sematary author hit Twitter over the weekend to recommend Netflix’s new zombie series Black Summer. “Just when you think there’s no more scare left in zombies, THIS comes along,” King wrote. “Existential hell in the suburbs, stripped to the bone. “BLACK SUMMER: No…
